2Wire 1800 User manual

Notice to Users

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Owner’s Record

The serial number is located on the bottom of your Intelligent Gateway. Record the serial number in the space provided here and refer to

it when you call Customer Care.

Serial Number:__________________________

Safety Information

• Use of an alternative power supply may damage the Intelligent Gateway, and will invalidate the approval that accompanies the

Intelligent Gateway.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose your Intelligent Gateway to rain or moisture.

• To avoid electrical shock, do not open the Intelligent Gateway. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

• An electrical storm could damage the Intelligent Gateway. To avoid this possibility, disconnect the Intelligent Gateway from the

mains power and telephone line during an electrical storm.

• Never install telephone sockets in wet locations unless the socket is specifically designed for wet locations.

• Never touch uninsulated telephone wire or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.

• Use caution when installing or modifying cable or telephone lines.

• Avoid using your modem during an electrical storm.

• Do not use your modem or a telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

• Install your Intelligent Gateway within 1830mm of a mains socket. Use caution when laying out the cable to avoid hazard to people

walking near or using the equipment.

Contents

To display the Table of Contents in the left-hand pane, click the Window menu and select Bookmarks.

Networking Technology Overview

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Home Phoneline Networking (HomePNA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Intelligent Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Plan your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 1: Getting Started

First: Remove or disable conflicting applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Second: Check your computer’s system and browser requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Browser Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Third: Install your ADSL Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 2: Connect Your First Computer to the Intelligent Gateway

Choose a computer and connection type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Check your connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver — Windows PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver — Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Check your connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Step 3: Install the Intelligent Gateway Software

BT Openworld Pay-As-You-Go Dial Up Connection Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing the Intelligent Gateway Setup Wizard on Windows PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Starting the Setup Wizard manually on Windows PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configuring the Intelligent Gateway on Macintosh computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Macintosh 8.6 and 9.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 4: Add Computers to the Network

Choose a computer and connection type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Home Phoneline Networking (HomePNA) Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Install the PC Port Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Home Phoneline Networking (HomePNA) Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Install the PC Port Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Intelligent Gateway Network

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Viewing your summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Editing your system password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Editing your date and time settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Viewing your system details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Broadband Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Viewing your Broadband Link summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Checking your connection details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Viewing connection information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Viewing connection details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DSL connection details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Internet connection details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Checking your connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Monitoring your Internet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using Broadband Link diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Viewing Broadband Link statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Modifying Broadband Link settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Viewing Local Network summary information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Editing advanced Local Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing address allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Connecting to a corporate LAN via VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Maintaining/restoring the VPN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Viewing your firewall summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Viewing firewall details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Editing your firewall settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Updating your Application Profile list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating, editing, or deleting your Application Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Allowing all applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Monitoring the firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Editing advanced firewall settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Firewall Monitor

Setting up Firewall Monitor attack alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Configuring/editing attack alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Enabling attack notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring notification rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Enabling email notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Viewing Firewall Monitor attack alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Viewing top attackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Reporting attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Understanding the Attacks Blocked area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Understanding the Firewall Rule Database area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Updating your firewall rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Access Controls

Internet Access Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setting up Internet Access Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Step 1: Define Internet Access Restriction settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Step 2: Enable Internet Access Restriction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Step 3: Permit and schedule a specific application category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Internet Access categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Permitting use of a specific application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Permitting applications only during a specific schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Viewing a restriction schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Content Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting up Content Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Step 1: Block content categories for this screening group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Content categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Step 2: Block and approve sites for this screening group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adding sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Allowing blocked sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Blocking approved sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Step 3: Assign computers to screening groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Viewing Content Screening settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Access Controls log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Sharing Files and Printers

PC/network configuration for file sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Windows 95, 98, 98 SE operating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Adding PCs to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Accessing PCs on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Sharing your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Windows ME operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Adding PCs to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Accessing PCs on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Sharing your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Windows NT operating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adding PCs to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Accessing PCs on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Sharing your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Windows 2000 operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adding PCs to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Accessing PCs on your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Sharing your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Printer sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Sharing your printer (Windows 95, 98, and 98 SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Print sharing as host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Print sharing as client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Sharing your printer (Windows ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Print sharing as host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Print sharing as client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Sharing your printer (Windows NT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Print sharing as host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Print sharing as client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

The Intelligent Gateway Indicator Lights

Intelligent Gateway indicator and status lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Diagnosing connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

POWER indicator light is not lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

BROADBAND LINK indicator light is red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

LOCAL NETWORK indicator light is not lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Frequently Asked Questions

Installation FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Networking FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Computer Configuration FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

PC — Internet Explorer 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

PC — Netscape 6.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Macintosh — Internet Explorer 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Macintosh — Netscape 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Windows — 95, 98, 98SE, ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Windows — NT, 2000, XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Macintosh — 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Macintosh — OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

PC — Internet Explorer 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

PC — Netscape 6.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Macintosh — Internet Explorer 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Macintosh — Netscape 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Configuration and Management FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Windows XP FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Glossary

Regulatory Information

Declaration of Conformance with European Community Directive 1999/5/EC

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Networking Technology Overview

When two or more computers are connected so they can “talk” with each other, a computer network is

established. Individual users can now connect to Web servers worldwide through the Internet, a global

computer network. A local area network (LAN) enables computer users in a business or household to share

files without trading disks, and share peripherals such as printers and external drives.

With the Intelligent Gateway, computers on a LAN can share a connection to the Internet. Several

technologies are available to connect or “network” computers. These technologies include:

•Ethernet

• Universal Serial Bus (USB)

•HomePNA

• Wireless

Ethernet

Ethernet is a technology that allows you to create a

network using special wiring (Category 5 cable), such

as the dark gray cable included with the Intelligent

Gateway. Many computers are shipped with a built-in

Ethernet adapter. If you have a computer with an

Ethernet adapter, you can use Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet connection socket on the

computer to any available local Ethernet port on the Intelligent Gateway. You can identify an

Ethernet connection socket by its rectangular shape and size, which is slightly larger than a

standard telephone socket.

USB

Most computers manufactured in the last few

years come with USB connections. USB ports,

which are small and rectangular, are typically

located on the back of the computer and are

marked with the USB symbol ( ). Use a

USB connection for a computer that is in close

proximity to the Intelligent Gateway.

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Intelligent Gateway

The Intelligent Gateway makes it possible to create a LAN using any or all of the technologies described

above. All Intelligent Gateway network interfaces are completely functional at the same time. This means

that you can have different computers simultaneously connecting with each other using Ethernet, USB,

HPNA, and wireless (optional wireless expansion card required). By enabling you to connect all of the

computers in your small business or home office, the Intelligent Gateway provides you with the benefits of

networking, including the ability to share one Internet connection among all the computers and computer

users at your location.

The Intelligent Gateway offers the following features:

• Delivers rich content from the Internet, distributing it to multiple simultaneous users.

• Provides shared usage of files and printers among users.

• Enables high-speed, continuous Internet access to the computers on your network—while keeping

your confidential files safe from Internet hackers. Intelligent Gateway has a built-in firewall, with

stateful packet inspection, to keep your network safe.

• Allows users to connect to the local network securely through the Internet anywhere in the world.

• Provides a 4-port 10/100 Ethernet switch allowing users to create a larger, faster networking

environment.

Home Phoneline Networking (HomePNA)

The Intelligent Gateway supports the Home Phoneline

Networking Alliance protocol. HomePNA technology lets you

connect computers in different rooms using your home’s

existing telephone wiring. To create a home phoneline network,

you need an external HomePNA adapter for each additional computer you connect to the

network using HomePNA. These devices make it possible to connect each additional

computer through the phoneline. Use HomePNA for connecting computers to your Intelligent

Gateway if it is used in a home environment.

Wireless

The Intelligent Gateway supports 802.11b wireless networking, which

uses radio waves to connect your computers to your network. Each

computer on your network will need an adapter to work with the

system. Two types of adapter are common: a PC card (commonly used for laptop computers)

and a USB adapter (commonly used for desktop computers). Use wireless technology for

networking computers that are not accessible with physical wiring or require mobility, such as

laptop computers.

3

Plan your network

The following diagram shows a recommended location for the Intelligent Gateway and your computers.

Place the Intelligent Gateway in a visible, easily accessible location near the power mains, telephone

socket, and a computer. If your office computer has Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP, we recommend

connecting it via Ethernet. For two computers, consider using USB and Ethernet. If you have multiple

computers requiring Ethernet, you can use any of the available local Ethernet ports on the Intelligent

Gateway to connect the computers to the Intelligent Gateway.

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Step

1 Getting Started

First: Remove or disable conflicting applications

Applications that enable a computer to share its Internet connection (often called Internet sharing software)

and PC based firewall applications typically interfere with the Intelligent Gateway and should be removed

or disabled before you install the Intelligent Gateway. The Intelligent Gateway provides all of the same

features as the products listed below so you don’t need to worry about losing Internet sharing and security

capabilities.

If you have any of the following (or similar) applications installed on your computers, remove or disable

them according to the manufacturer’s instructions before proceeding.

Second: Check your computer’s system and browser requirements

Verify that your computers meet the following minimum requirements:

System Requirements

Windows:

• Windows 98, 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows 2000,

or Windows XP

• At least 32 MB of RAM

• At least one computer with CD-ROM

• 5 MB of available hard disk space for Intelligent Gateway software

• Available Ethernet or USB port

Macintosh:

• Mac OS 8.6 or higher (USB connectivity is not supported for Mac OS 10.0 or 10.1)

• At least 32 MB of RAM

• At least one computer with CD-ROM

• 10 MB of available hard disk space for Intelligent Gateway software

• Available Ethernet port

Internet sharing applications such as... Proxy software such as... Security software such as...

• 3Com HomeClick

• Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing

• Intel Anypoint ISS

•WinGate

• Sygate

• Norton Internet Security

•McAfee

• Black Ice

• Zone Alarm

5

Browser Requirements

Windows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Internet Explorer 6.0 is included on the Intelligent

Gateway Setup Wizard CD) or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher.

Macintosh: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 4.74 or higher.

Third: Install your ADSL Filter

Because telephony and DSL signals are carried between the exchange and your office over the same cable,

filters are needed to split the signals within your office. By separating the computer data and voice signals,

the ADSL Filter enables you to use your telephone and broadband services simultaneously. Install one

ADSL Filter for each telephony connection, including such devices as answering machines, fax machines,

point of sale terminals, and PSTN dial up modems.

You must install an ADSL Filter for each telephone or telephony device that shares the same line as your

ADSL modem. To do so:

• Disconnect your telephone/other telephony equipment from the wall socket

• Connect the “tail” of the ADSL Filter into the wall socket

• Connect the line cord from your phone or other equipment into the ADSL Filter socket marked

PHONE

• Note that the socket marked ADSL MODEM is unused at this stage

• Repeat this procedure for your other telephones/telephony equipment

• Unused sockets do not need an ADSL Filter installed

6

Step

2

Connect Your First Computer

to the Intelligent Gateway

Choose a computer and connection type

The first computer you connect to your local network is used to configure the Intelligent Gateway for

proper operation, and should be located in the same room as the Intelligent Gateway. Choose one of the

following methods to connect your first computer to the Intelligent Gateway. Save and close all open

programs before you begin connecting your Intelligent Gateway.

Connection Type Go to...

Ethernet

Requires: A computer with an Ethernet port.

Recommended for: Primary computer in the same room as the Intelligent

Gateway.

page 7

USB

Requires: A computer with an available USB port. See the USB connection

option for exceptions.

Recommended for: Primary computer in the same room as the Intelligent

Gateway.

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1.

Connect the provided AC power adapter from the Intelligent Gateway’s POWER port to an electrical

outlet. The green

POWER light on the front of the Intelligent Gateway should light up.

2. Connect the provided Ethernet cable from any available LOCAL ETHENET port on the Intelligent

Gateway to your computer’s Ethernet port.

3. Connect the provided ADSL Filter to the telephone socket.

4. Connect the provided telephone cable from the PHONE LINE port on the Intelligent Gateway to the

ADSL MODEM socket on the ADSL Filter.

This connects the internal DSL modem of the Intelligent Gateway to your DSL service provider. If you

have been using an external DSL modem, disconnect it as you will no longer need it.

5. (Optional). If you had a telephone connected to the telephone socket, you can reconnect it to the

PHONE port on the ADSL Filter.

Check your connections

Power-on your computer. When your computer is fully powered-up, verify the POWER and LOCAL

NETWORK indicator lights on the front of the Intelligent Gateway are green. If they are not, see

“Diagnosing connection problems” on page 110. The

BROADBAND LINK indicator light will not turn green

until the Intelligent Gateway software has been installed and an Internet connection has been established.

Continue from here to Step 3 “Install the Intelligent Gateway Software” on page 12.

Ethernet Connection

Requires a computer with an Ethernet port

8

Note: Only one Windows or Macintosh computer can be directly connected to the Intelligent Gateway

using the USB connection. Intelligent Gateway USB connectivity is NOT available for Macintosh OS

earlier than 8.6, Mac OS 10.0, Mac OS 10.1, Windows 95, Window 95 OSR2, or Windows NT. Additional

computers may be added to the network using connection options such as Ethernet.

1. Connect the provided AC power adapter from the Intelligent Gateway’s POWER port to an electrical

outlet. The green

POWER light on the front of the Intelligent Gateway should light up.

2. Connect the provided USB cable from the PC port on the Intelligent Gateway to the USB port on your

computer. The gray end fits into the Intelligent Gateway and the beige end goes to your PC.

3. Connect the provided ADSL Filter to the telephone socket.

4. Connect the provided telephone cable from the PHONE LINE port on the Intelligent Gateway to the

ADSL MODEM port on the ADSL Filter.

This connects the internal DSL modem of the Intelligent Gateway to your DSL service provider. If you

have been using an external DSL modem, disconnect it as you will no longer need it.

5. (Optional). If you had a telephone connected to the telephone socket, you can reconnect it to the

PHONE port on the ADSL Filter.

USB Connection

Requires a computer with an available USB port. Refer to the note below for

exceptions.

9

Install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver — Windows PC

Before installing your Intelligent Gateway software, you must install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver

on your computer. The following screens show the installation under Windows XP and may vary

somewhat on Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000.

1. Power on your computer. When the Found New

Hardware Wizard window opens, make sure

that

Install the software automatically

(Recommended)

is selected and click Next to

continue.

2. The driver installs.

3. Click Finish to complete the installation.

10

Install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver — Macintosh

Before installing your Intelligent Gateway software, you must install the Intelligent Gateway USB driver

on your computer. The following screens show the installation under Macintosh OS 10.2 and may vary

somewhat on Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.X.

1. Power on your computer.

2. Insert the Intelligent Gateway Setup Wizard CD

in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

3. Double-click the 2Wire USB folder to install

the driver.

4. If you have set up an administrator name and

password, the Authenticate screen opens. Enter

your administrator name and password and

click

OK.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions. When the

driver installation is complete, you will be

prompted to restart your computer.

6. After your computer restarts, connect a USB

cable from your Macintosh computer to the

Intelligent Gateway USB port.

7. Establish your connection. Open the network

Control Panel and select the

Apple icon>System Preferences...>Network.

11

Note: Your Macintosh computer automatically assigns the name “(en1)” to the Intelligent Gateway USB

port. If your computer has more than one Ethernet-type network device installed, the USB port may be

named “(en2)” or higher.

Check your connections

Power-on your computer. When your computer is fully powered-up, verify the POWER and LOCAL

NETWORK

indicator lights on the front of the Intelligent Gateway are green. If they are not, see

“Diagnosing connection problems” on page 110. The

BROADBAND LINK indicator light will not turn green

until the Intelligent Gateway software has been installed and an Internet connection has been established.

Continue from here to Step 3 “Install the Intelligent Gateway Software” on page 12.

8. Verify that Ethernet Adaptor (en1) is selected

in the Show field. If it is not, select it from the

pull-down menu. When the New Port Detected

message displays, click

OK.

9. Click Save to complete your installation.

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Step

3 Install the Intelligent Gateway

Software

Before installing the Intelligent Gateway software, it is very important that you disable any

conflicting applications such as firewall and file- and printer-sharing applications. See

Step 1, “Getting Started.”

BT Openworld Pay-As-You-Go Dial Up Connection Option

Before installing the Intelligent Gateway software, please make sure that you have your username,

password, and email address that were provided in your Welcome Letter and via email.

When the Setup Wizard CD starts, you will be guided through the BT Openworld Plug & Go installation,

which gives you the option of installing Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows Media Player

on your computer. You will be prompted for information that enables BT Openworld to automatically

configure your mail account in Outlook Express and set up your default home page in Internet Explorer.

You will also be given the option of installing a Pay-As-You-Go dial-up connection, which will allow you

to connect to the Internet if broadband service is not available. To use the dial-up service, your computer

must be connected to your telephone line via a dial-up modem, and during set up you will be prompted to

select which modem you want to use. You can install the dial-up connection on each PC that has a modem

and that is connected to the network.

IMPORTANT: When you connect a dial-up modem to the same line that is being used for your broadband

service, you MUST use an ADSL Filter.

If you do not want to install the dial-up connection during set up, you can install it at a later time by

navigating to the PAYG folder on the Setup Wizard CD and double-clicking the SetupPAYG.exe file.

To use the dial-up connection, double-click the BT Openworld Connect PAYG desktop icon, enter your

password (if prompted), and connect. Make note of your username and password so that this information is

readily available if you need it. Your username for PAYG is your email address, and your password is

provided in your Welcome Letter and via email. Please note that you will be charged at the usual Pay-As-

You-Go rates when you use this connection.

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Installing the Intelligent Gateway Setup Wizard on Windows PCs

Note: Close all programs before running the Intelligent Gateway Setup Wizard. The Intelligent Gateway

software must be installed on all computers in your network.

Place the Intelligent Gateway Setup Wizard CD in the CD-ROM drive of your computer and follow the

onscreen instructions. It may take up to one full minute for the Setup Wizard to start.

Starting the Setup Wizard manually on Windows PCs

After one minute, if the Setup Wizard does not run automatically, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon located on the desktop.

2. Double-click the icon that corresponds to your CD-ROM drive, then double-click Setup.exe.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

4. After the software installation is complete, your Intelligent Gateway is ready to use ADSL service and

the

POWER, LOCAL NETWORK, and BROADBAND LINK LEDs should be green.

Note: Refer to the “Using the Intelligent Gateway Network” chapter for information about the computers

on your network.

14

Configuring the Intelligent Gateway on Macintosh computers

Refer to the “Welcome Letter” that was included in you Intelligent Gateway package. It provides the key

code you will need to configure the Intelligent Gateway on your Macintosh computer.

Macintosh 8.6 and 9.x

1. Click the Apple menu and select Control

Panel>TCP/IP

. The TCP/IP menu opens.

2. From the Connect via dropdown, select the

method by which the Intelligent Gateway will

connect to your computer (Ethernet, PC Port,

or wireless).

3. From the Configure dropdown, select Using

DHCP Server

.

4. Exit the TCP/IP menu. Click Yes when

prompted to save changes.

5. After the software installation is complete,

your Intelligent Gateway is ready to use ADSL service and the

POWER, LOCAL NETWORK, and

BROADBAND LINK LEDs should be green.

Note: Refer to the “Using the Intelligent Gateway Network” chapter for information about the computers

on your network.

Macintosh OS X

1. Click the Apple menu and select System Preference>Network.

2. From the Show dropdown, select the method by which the Intelligent Gateway will connect to your

computer (Built-in Ethernet, PC Port, or wireless).

3. Click the TCP/IP tab.

4. From the Configure dropdown, select Using

DHCP

.

5. Click Apply Now.

6. After the software installation is complete, your

Intelligent Gateway is ready to use ADSL

service and the

POWER, LOCAL NETWORK,

and

BROADBAND LINK LEDs should be

green.

Note: Refer to the “Using the Intelligent Gateway

Network” chapter for information about the

computers on your network.

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